UK gov’t announces £121m to further support quantum technologies
Funding package made up of new and previously announced investments
Funding package made up of new and previously announced investments
Wafer Scale Engine processors provide both training and inferencing capabilities
Chipmaker has 28 days to make a decision
Funds will be used to support company’s growth in the US
Achievement took place at the UK’s National Quantum Computing Centre
The chip is expected to be available before the end of the year
Will provide UK organizations with access to EuroHPC research grants
Company has also appointed new CFO and board member
Has signed a lease to take over new building at Peterhouse Technology Park
Details of the investment have not been disclosed
Claims chips are 100x faster than “current state of the art” offerings
The Chinese-government backed parent company has been accused of asset stripping and IP transfer during its time as owners
First phase of planned £1bn cash injection
Projects expected to align with government’s five quantum missions
Says the system has “quantum-enhanced machine learning capabilities”
System currently undergoing “significant upgrades”
Will house 12 quantum computers
Chips will be used for military applications
Was one of the world’s first Arm-based supercomputers at launch
Test Drive program will be available to customers via remote access
Will provide four times the performance of predecessor
Considering whether the transaction could lessen competition in the UK
Project has been scrapped by Labour government
Workers who are approved for the scheme will leave company on September 30